A Manhattan woman’s trial in Riley County District Court ended Wednesday, with a jury convicting her of five charges, including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs near a school. Catrien Ann Van Petten, 36, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 units of fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with the [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a theft case reported Tuesday afternoon at a Manhattan restaurant. Officers filed the report Sept. 23 around 1:47 p.m. in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Police said Carlos O’Kelly’s and a 31-year-old woman were listed as victims after an unknown suspect fraudulently took money as payment. The total [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says two people are in custody following a two-month investigation into a string of vehicle burglaries. According to Wednesday’s report, 19-year-old Adyson Westgate of Wamego was arrested Monday on Hayes Drive for two counts of criminal use of a financial card and one count of vehicle burglary. She was released [...]

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City officials said the intersection of Skyvue Lane and Stagg Hill Road will remain closed through next week for concrete panel replacement. Public works officials said this will create smoother access into the new Flint Hills Breadbasket facility, which saw increased traffic levels since opening earlier this year. The Breadbasket will remain accessible via Rosencutter [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a burglary reported Monday afternoon at an Airbnb north Manhattan. Officers filed the report Sept. 22 around 2:23 p.m. in the 2100 block of Northview Drive. Police said a 46-year-old woman reported that an unknown woman entered the rental property and took multiple items. The total loss was estimated at [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Junction City man pleaded guilty to charges of residential burglary, aggravated domestic battery and violation of a protection order Monday in Riley County District Court after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Marcus Jackson, 37, told Judge John Bosch the charges are tied to an incident at to the residence of a [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Former Fort Riley soldier Joshue Sandoval Serrano was found guilty of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery by a jury Thursday in Riley County District Court. Sandoval Serrano, 23, was arrested in 2024 for the rape committed against a woman, also 23, in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, [...]

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Courtesy Beth Day, The Times of Pottawatomie County Pottawatomie County Magistrate Judge Erich Campbell died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 60. Campbell, was retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who served 29 years in the military. Upon retirement, he was adjutant at Washburn University and then later appointed as the Magistrate of the 2nd [...]

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